diff --git a/unix/uxnet.c b/unix/uxnet.c
index 8ae0c2f6..9d9e03bc 100644
--- a/unix/uxnet.c
+++ b/unix/uxnet.c
@@ -774,6 +774,12 @@ static int sk_tcp_write(Socket sock, const char *buf, int len)
     if (s->writable)
 	try_send(s);
 
+    /*
+     * Update the select() status to correctly reflect whether or
+     * not we should be selecting for write.
+     */
+    uxsel_tell(s);
+
     return bufchain_size(&s->output_data);
 }
 
@@ -795,6 +801,12 @@ static int sk_tcp_write_oob(Socket sock, const char *buf, int len)
     if (s->writable)
 	try_send(s);
 
+    /*
+     * Update the select() status to correctly reflect whether or
+     * not we should be selecting for write.
+     */
+    uxsel_tell(s);
+
     return s->sending_oob;
 }